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Absolute Security · 2 months ago

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Absolute Security is a company focused on empowering mission-critical performance with advanced cyber resilience. They are seeking a Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO) to lead security operations, incident response, and data protection capabilities while collaborating with marketing and sales to enhance customer engagement across North and South America.

Cyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareRisk ManagementSecuritySoftware

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the security operations rhythm (SOC/SIEM/EDR/DLP/identity), driving continuous improvement in detection, response, and recovery KPIs (e.g., MTTD/MTTR, containment time, dwell time)

Own the major incident process end‑to‑end—war‑room leadership, executive/board‑level communications, post‑incident reviews, corrective actions, and tabletop exercises

Establish clear runbooks, playbooks, and on‑call processes; test frequently via purple‑team and crisis simulations

Design and implement a multi‑layer IR strategy: threat intel integration, automation/SOAR, crisis communications alignment, and validated recovery procedures

Drive secure-by-default hardening and control health monitoring to reduce repeat incidents and minimize blast radius

Partner with Product/Engineering for product security incident handling and coordinated disclosure

Mature data protection capabilities (data discovery/classification, DLP, encryption, key/cert governance, secrets management) with measurable coverage and efficacy

Embed privacy‑by‑design practices and align with SRC and Legal/Privacy on policy, standards, and control assurance in accordance with Absolute’s Information Security Policy. (Policy and org responsibility alignment)

Serve as a hands‑on security architecture leader—partnering with Enterprise Architecture, IT, Cloud/Platform, and Product to guide reference architectures, threat modeling, and zero‑trust patterns

Translate business initiatives into risk‑informed security requirements; track exceptions and risk treatments with SRC/GRC

Support field marketing and sales campaigns (CISO roundtables, executive briefings, key pursuits) as a credible security executive, connecting customer pain to Absolute’s resilience outcomes. (Examples: CISO roundtables and executive alignment motions)

Participate in customer briefings (C‑suite, boards, public sector) and partner initiatives; tailor messaging to regional regulations, risk drivers, and buying centers across North America and South America

Champion alignment to Absolute’s security policy framework; ensure standards, baselines, and metrics are current and effective

Partner with GRC on audits/assessments, issues management, and reporting to executive stakeholders and the board

Qualification

Cybersecurity leadershipSecurity operations managementIncident response strategyData protection capabilitiesSecurity architecture experienceMetricsDashboardsBilingual in Spanish/PortugueseCollaboration with marketingPublic sector familiarityCertifications CISSPCertifications CISMBachelor's in relevant fieldAdvanced degree preferredCommunication skills

Required

10+ years in cybersecurity with increasing leadership responsibility; 5+ years leading Security Operations/IR and/or data protection at scale

Demonstrated success running major incidents, orchestrating cross‑functional response, and driving post‑incident improvements

Practical security architecture experience across identity, endpoint, cloud (IaaS/SaaS), network/SASE/SD‑WAN, and data controls

Strong communicator who can brief executives/boards and engage credibly with customers and partners in sales/marketing contexts

Experience building metrics and operational dashboards that show control health, readiness, and risk reduction over time

Preferred

Experience supporting public sector customers (federal/civilian/SLG) and familiarity with FedRAMP/StateRAMP expectations

Bilingual or professional proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese for LATAM engagements

Track record partnering with field marketing & sales on thought leadership, customer reference programs, executive briefings, and competitive pursuits

Benefits

Annual bonus program

Company

Absolute Security

Glassdoor3.5

Absolute Security is partnered with more than 28 of the world’s leading endpoint device manufacturers, embedded in the firmware of 600 million devices, trusted by 21,000 global enterprises, and licensed across 14 million PC users.

Founded in 1993

Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN

501-1000 employees

http://www.absolute.com

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